"If you held the vote today, she would not get a majority either in the Judiciary Committee or the floor," said Sen. Charles Schumer D-New York. On the 18-member GOP-controlled committee, "there are one or two who said they'd support her as of now."
But the committee's chairman, Republican Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, rejected the notion that Miers' nomination was in trouble. Specter said most senators are waiting for the hearings before making up their minds "There are no votes one way or another," he said.
Meanwhile, Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massacusetts was overheard telling a confidant that "Can't put my finger on it, but she gives me the willies. Somebody check for me how old Mary Jo would have been..."
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